Knowledge, perception, and pesticide application practices among smallholder cocoa farmers in four Ghanaian cocoa-growing regions

Boateng, Kwame Osei; Dankyi, Enock; Amponsah, Isaac Kingsley; Awudzi, Godfred Kweku; Amponsah, Emmanuel Kofi; Darko, Godfred

doi:10.1016/j.toxrep.2022.12.008

Cited by 17 publications

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“…Therefore, the findings from this study may be attributed to little awareness of the negative impact of agrochemicals. Boateng et al (2022) recently reported the existence of widespread incorrect usage of agrochemicals and the need for adequate training to prevent negative economic, ecological, and human health consequences. This may be achieved by adopting disease-resistant GM crops with drought tolerance and limiting the use of agrochemicals.…”

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Factors driving the acceptance of genetically modified food crops in Ghana

Ogwu,

Thompson,

Kosoe

et al. 2024

Food Safety and Health

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Crops produced using recombinant DNA technology have invaluable food security roles but are not broadly accepted. Food insecurity affects between 45% and 50% of the Ghanaian populace, while the debate to adopt, accept, use, and commercialize genetically modified (GM) crops is ongoing. In this study, a choice‐based conjoint experimental design was adopted to investigate factors driving the acceptance or rejection of GM crops in Ghana. Results from average marginal component effect estimation suggest that safety concern is the major driver for accepting or rejecting GM crops. This was further confirmed using predicted probabilities and marginal means estimation of community acceptance especially when it possesses certain attributes. The safer the GM crop is perceived for human consumption, health, and environment, the more likely the Ghanaian populace will accept it. In addition, yield and taste were observed to be other key driving factors to accept GM crops. Importantly, the country of patency was also observed to be a critical driving factor for whether or not a GM crop is accepted in Ghana. There is a need for active and greater engagement with the Ghanaian populace to put proper legislation, regulations, policies, and knowledge co‐creation process to ensure the proper use of GM crops.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Factors driving the acceptance of genetically modified food crops in Ghana

Ogwu,

Thompson,

Kosoe

et al. 2024

Food Safety and Health

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“…Reports indicate that pesticide usage among farmers in the Amhara and SNNP regions is common due to the heavy production of cereal, vegetable, and fruit crops [45][46][47]. In fact, the use of pesticides known to harm beneficial insects, including honey bees, has been documented not only in Ethiopia [45,[48][49][50], but also in Kenya [51][52][53] and other parts of Africa [55]. These pesticides include organochlorines (e.g.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Managed honey bee colony losses and causes during the active beekeeping season 2022/2023 in nine Sub-Saharan African countries

Nganso,

Ayalew,

Wubie

et al. 2024

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This study reports for the first-time managed honey bee colony loss rates and associated risk factors during the active beekeeping season 2022/2023 in nine Sub-Saharan African countries, namely Kenya, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Uganda, Benin, Liberia, Nigeria, Cameroon and Democratic Republic of the Congo. The sustainability of bee swarm catches as a main honey bee colony source tool for operation expansion by African beekeepers was also evaluated in Kenya and Ethiopia. In this survey, the 1,786 interviewed beekeepers across these countries collectively managing 41,761 colonies registered an overall loss rate of 21.3%, which varied significantly among countries (from 9.7 to 45.3%) and hive types (from 10.6% in hives with movable frames to 17.9% in frameless hives). The perceived causes of losses in order of significance were issues beyond the beekeeper control (mainly theft, drought, and bushfire), absconding and pests (mainly wax moth, small and large hive beetles, ants and Varroa destructor mite), but this pattern varied greatly across countries. Among the management practices and characteristics, migratory operations and professional beekeepers experienced lower losses than stationary operations and semi-professionals and hobby beekeepers. Insights into the number of bee swarms caught revealed significant decreases in swarm availability over the past three years in Kenya. The opposite situation was observed in some regions of Ethiopia. These trends require further investigation. Overall, this comprehensive survey sheds light on the complexities and challenges beekeepers faced in Sub-Saharan Africa, pointing to the need for targeted interventions and sustained research to support the resilience and growth of the apicultural sector.

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“…Roughly over 2.4 million tonnes of oil palm are produced in Ghana each year, equivalent to 305,758ha says [26]. A whooping of waste can be obtained from the fronds, empty fruit bunch, shell, decanter cake, and the fiber [12], [27], [28]. Based on these statistics, the energy content in this particular biomass can be fully recovered for use, which may serve hundreds of rural houses in Ghana.…”

Section: Making a Case For Circular Economy And Industrial Symbiosismentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The largest component of the cocoa pod is the skin, which consists of 73.73% of the fruit, equivalent to of cocoa pod available per year for circularisation by the briquette manufacturing industries [13], [27], [29]. Accordingly, energy can be extracted from waste produced by these sectors alone and converted into cooking fuels for household usage.…”

Section: Making a Case For Circular Economy And Industrial Symbiosismentioning

confidence: 99%

Industrial Symbiosis and Circularization: Optimal Shelf Life of Waste-based Briquettes

Ossei-Bremang,

Adjei,

Kemausour

et al. 2023

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The fusion of the circular economy and industrial symbiosis has several advantages from an economic and developmental standpoint. Cooking energy security issues in Africa can partly be solved by the utilization of waste resources in energy technology decisions such as briquetting. However, one of the limitations associated with waste-based briquettes has been identified as a reduction in efficiency when stored for a long period of time under varied storage conditions. The aim of this study was to ascertain the effects of storage time and exposure on the calorific value and mechanical characteristics of a waste-based composite briquette made from oil palm shell and decanter cake after 180 days of storage. The calorific value decreased by 12.99% and 31.40%, respectively, for sealed packaged storage and open-air storage. On the 180th day of the experiment, the packaged storage and the open-air storage registered 1000.48 Kg/m3 and 870 Kg/m3, 72.34% and 100%, 712% and 895%, and 118% and 143% for relaxed densities, shatter indices, resistance to impact, and hygroscopic properties respectively. Manufacturers within West Africa can adopt the findings in this study as a guide for their processes.

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Knowledge, perception, and pesticide application practices among smallholder cocoa farmers in four Ghanaian cocoa-growing regions

Cited by 17 publications

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Factors driving the acceptance of genetically modified food crops in Ghana

Factors driving the acceptance of genetically modified food crops in Ghana

Managed honey bee colony losses and causes during the active beekeeping season 2022/2023 in nine Sub-Saharan African countries

Industrial Symbiosis and Circularization: Optimal Shelf Life of Waste-based Briquettes

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